There were 13 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Aug. 12, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; September 2023 Meetings, was submitted on August 11, 2023.

The Homeland Security Department published 55 the week before, marking a 76.4 percent decrease.

The Department was built out of more than 20 agencies in 2002. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lower taxes and boosting federal efficiency, argued the Department is burdened with "unneeded bureaucracy" which could be handled by other departments or standalone operations.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Aug. 12

Title	Publication Date
National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; September 2023 Meetings	08/11/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Notice of Loss and Proof of Loss	08/11/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Fire Management Assistance Grant Program	08/11/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Multi-Modal Mixed Methods Collection of Information To Inform Agency Marketing and Outreach	08/11/2023
Implementation of Changes to the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Process	08/11/2023
Implementation of Changes to the Haitian Family Reunification Parole Process	08/11/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: ReadySetCyber Initiative Questionnaire	08/10/2023
Employment Authorization for Haitian F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Crisis in Haiti; Correction	08/08/2023
Opening of Opportunity for Shippers To Register as Certified Cargo Screening Facilities	08/08/2023
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	08/07/2023
National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies	08/07/2023
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Collin County, Texas and Incorporated Areas	08/07/2023
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	08/07/2023